Madeira (other)
) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira within Portuguese territory (dark green) and the European Union (light green). , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Country , subdivision_name = , established_title=Portuguese discoveries, Discovery , established_date=1418–1419 , established_title2=Settlement , established_date2= , established_title3=Autonomous status , established_date3=30 April 1976 , named_for = en, wood ( pt, madeira) , official_languages=European Portuguese, Portuguese , demonym= en, Madeiran ( pt, Madeirense) , capital = Funchal , largest_city = capital , government_type=Autonomous Regions of Portugal, Autonomous Region , leader_title1=Representative of the Republic , leader_name1=Irineu Barreto , leader_title2=Presidents of the Regional Go ...
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Autonomous Regions Of Portugal
The two Autonomous Regions of Portugal from 1999 ( pt, Regiões Autónomas de Portugal) are the Azores (''Região Autónoma dos Açores'') and Madeira (''Região Autónoma da Madeira''). Together with Continental Portugal (''Portugal Continental''), they form the Portugal, Portuguese Republic. History The autonomous regions were established in 1976 in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution, which saw Portugal end its Portuguese Empire, colonial empire. Some areas, such as the Azores, Madeira and Macau, were deemed either impractical to decolonise or too close in ties to Continental Portugal to make independent. However, due to their distinct geography, economy, social and cultural situation, as well as historical aspirations of autonomy in Madeira and the Azores, the autonomous regions were formed. When formed in 1976, there were three autonomous regions - the Azores, Madeira, and Portuguese Macau, Macau (''Região Autónoma de Macau'') in Asia. Macau, by far the most populou ...
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